The underworld captain
Subtitle: from gangland goodfella to army officer
By: Alexander Shannon with David Leslie
Contributors: Leslie, David
Publisher: Mainstream Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781845967673
Subjects: Gangsters; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Officers; Biography
Description: Alexander Shannon escaped a shady past to enjoy a glittering career in the army, only to end up back in the thick of criminal activity. Shannon's time as a soldier saw him posted to the Falklands, Northern Ireland and war-torn Bosnia. The rigours of army life took their toll and he found himself drawn into a series of ruthless gang wars. He used the skills he'd learned in the forces to hide weapons, work for drugs racketeers and plot a massacre, and he was offered a fortune to work as a Mafia-style contract assassin.